What's it all about..?

Storenextdoor is the Number 1 listings website for independent and non-trade (private) self storage in the UK. We enable people that need self-storage to find good value, local and convenient spaces to rent. 

Storage hunters can search by area and view listings from local independent self storage providers (trade listings) as well as being able to find listings by ordinary people with some extra space in their homes or properties (private or non-trade listings). 
Trade listings are straightforward referrals from Storenextdoor to our partners' websites but private or non-trade listings are managed through the website and include a messaging service, legal contract and payment process. These non-trade listings also include insurance cover in the listed price.

A Baby, a Boat and an idea!

Three significant events happened to inspire the idea of having a search based website that listed both existing space available from independent self storage companies as well as the spaces belonging to individual property owners: Dom went to the Wired 2011 conference and got inspired about Collaborative Consumption*, Dan and his wife discovered that they needed to de-clutter their spare room to make a nursery, and Rosie inherited a sailing dingy.

(* the idea of doing business with your neighbours in a sharing economy. More information here)

A few weeks’ later and the idea for Storenextdoor was born when a discussion about the difficulty of finding good value local storage space collided head on, over a few Bath ales, with the idea of sharing spare space in the neighbourhood ... how about ... we thought ... Dan uses Rosie’s loft and Rosie puts her boat in Dom’s garage? Bingo!

Since then we have launched the site and it's taking off! Of course, one of the questions we are asked about neighbourhood storage is; “Will my stuff be safe?”, which is why we put a lot of effort into facilitating trusted relationships (and providing insurance cover for non-trade listings).

Welcome to the self-storage revolution! Thanks for coming. Let’s make it happen!

The Storenextdoor Team